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Nighthawk R800P firmware needs an update
I read this article, https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Wi-Fi-5-AC-Routers/ALL-Netgear-USB-Drive-Mapping-Issues-ReadyShareConnect-exe/m-p/1426376#M71945, which covers a firmware update for other Nighthawk routers but mine, Nighthawk X6S AC4000/R8000P, did not receive it. The update adds support for SMBv3 from SMBv1. Without this update I'm stuck either not using ReadyShare storage, which is one of the reasons I bought the router, or adding SMBv1 back to Windows 10 Pro and being vulnerable to WANNACRY Ransomware. I did refer to the aforementioned article to turn on SMBv1, so I can use ReadyShare but I'm not happy about needing to do this to use this feature.
I really hope someone from Netgear will make note of this and get a firmware update for the R8000P that will support SMBv3, so I can disable the vulnerable SMBv1.
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Something to contact NG support about and let them know.
Being that the R series routers are getting up in age, it's possible that NG may not implement any fixes. You maybe best finding a newer generation router that supports SMBv3 or make the jump to NAS. I've been on NAS for years now. Never looked back at USB storage since. So nice having NAS.
FURRYe38 wrote:
...or make the jump to NAS. I've been on NAS for years now. Never looked back at USB storage since. So nice having NAS.Great in theory, but NAS storage costs two or three times USB storage and isn't something that you can easily pick up stick in a pocket..
NAS is also more complicated to run for simple tasks.
I have both running side by USB and NAS side. The two can work nicely together.
Yes, SMB1 is old and allegedly "dangerous". But I have yet to see reports here of anyone being hit by security problems with SMB1.
Actually 2bay NAS with couple of drives is very affordable these days.
Asustor Drivestor 2 AS1102T - 2 Bay NAS, 1.4GHz Quad Core, Single 2.5GbE Port, 1GB RAM DDR4, Network Attached Storage, Personal Private Cloud (Diskless) $179.00
Drives are now under $100 for a 4Tb mechanical.
Western Digital 4TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD - 5400 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 256 MB Cache, 3.5" -WD40EFPX $69.99
NAS isn't that complicated. Very easy to learn and be guided. Also once setup and running, so easy to map drive or share out folders for streaming and such. Great placed for storage and backup. In the long run, Less hassle than making old USB tech work on something that probably won't be fixed. My 2 cents.
The article I referred to was about some other R routers, so I don't think it is a matter of R routers being too old. I've considered NAS before but the R8000P and other Nighthawks are advertised to support ReadyShare. The problem is that the other R routers got the SMB update to securely support ReadyShare and mine did not. I received a firmware update not all that long ago but it did nothing to address the SMBv1/SMBv3 security & compatibility issues. Since my router will only connect via SMBv1 without a firmware update to add support for SMBv3, I'm stuck.
Something to contact NG support about and ask then. Nothing else we can do here in the forums. Thats all up to NG.
If you really want smb support, you might check into 3rd party firmware like openwrt.
You have a chance of bricking the device going over as well as you'd have to rely on their forum for support.
Or stick with stock and upgrade to a NAS/server
